Institut für Städtebau Berlin

What Institut für Städtebau Berlin does

The Institut für Städtebau Berlin (ISB) is a non-profit continuing education institute founded in 1961 under the trusteeship of the Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung (DASL). Operating alongside its sister institute ISW Munich (founded 1960), ISB functions as the educational pillar of DASL — a professional academy of urban and spatial planners reconstituted in 1946 with origins dating to 1922. The institute delivers a portfolio centered on more than 80 annual Fachtagungen, online seminars, and hybrid-format events covering Bauleitplanung (land-use planning), Bauordnungsrecht (building regulations), Bodenordnung und Wertermittlung (land organization and property valuation), wind-energy zoning, climate adaptation, mobility, and democratic participation, attended by roughly 3,000 professionals per year. ISB also runs the multi-week Intensivseminar Verwaltung und Stadtplanung and holds a statutory mandate since 1964 for training Referendare in the higher technical administrative service.

ISB's customer base is concentrated in the German public-sector planning establishment: civil servants and planners at municipal, state, and federal levels, Referendare (trainee civil servants), chamber-registered architects and engineers requiring continuing-education credits, and private planning offices. Its revenue model rests on per-participant seminar fees ranging from approximately 230 to 450 EUR per event — VAT-exempt under §4 No. 22 UStG — supplemented by Fachexkursionen (domestic and international field excursions to cities including Vienna, Copenhagen, and Malmö), publication royalties from the 'Neue Materialien zur Planungskultur' series, and institutional subsidies from the federal government and the German states. The institute operates from Bismarckstraße 107 in Berlin with an affiliated Munich location at Schwanthalerstraße 22.

Technically, ISB does not develop proprietary technology products. Its digital infrastructure comprises third-party tools: ClickMeeting and Zoom for online and hybrid seminars, Rapidmail for newsletter distribution (with GDPR-compliant data-processing agreements), Google Analytics, and Google Maps. Distribution is driven by direct website-based registration, a segmented monthly newsletter across 12 subject areas, the DASL state-group network, the Podigee-hosted podcast series, and publication series. Institutional support from BMWSB, the Berliner Senatsverwaltung, the Bayerisches Staatsministerium, and Deutsche kommunale Spitzenverbände — all represented on the Kuratorium — channels attendees and validates the institute's role in Germany's public-sector planning-education ecosystem.

Name

Institut für Städtebau Berlin

Legal name

Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung e.V.

Website

https://isw-isb.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Institut für Städtebau Berlin (ISB) is a non-profit continuing education institute under the Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung (DASL), delivering seminars, training programs, and field excursions to German public-sector urban planners, civil servants, and Referendare.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Education Services

akta.pro primary industry

Architecture, Planning & Surveying (AIA, Planning, Land Surveyor CE) (EDAAALAG)

Keywords

• Urban planning education
• Public administration training
• Continuing education seminars
• Professional development workshops
• City planning courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Seminar and event participation fees: The primary revenue stream is derived from participant registration fees for professional development seminars, workshops, and Fachseminaren (specialist seminars). These are offered as online seminars, nationwide in-person conferences, or hybrid formats. The institutes conduct over 80 professional events per year attended by approximately 3,000 participants.
2. Fachexkursionen (professional field excursions): Additional revenue is generated through field excursions to selected cities domestically and internationally, such as visits to Vienna, Copenhagen, and Malmö.
3. Publications: The institutes publish the series 'Neue Materialien zur Planungskultur' (New Materials on Planning Culture), with some publications available free digitally. The publication on 'Beispielhafte Projekte ressourcenschonender Stadtentwicklung' was supported by the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building.

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Core offering

Institut für Städtebau Berlin (ISB) is a non-profit continuing education institute that delivers professional development seminars, conferences, hybrid events, and field excursions for urban planners, municipal administrators, and related professionals in Germany. Its core programs include the multi-week Intensivseminar Verwaltung und Stadtplanung, the Referendariat traineeship for higher technical civil service officers, over 80 annual topical Fachtagungen covering Bauleitplanung, property valuation, wind energy zoning, climate adaptation, and democratic participation, and the publication series Neue Materialien zur Planungskultur.

Product overview

The Institut für Städtebau Berlin (ISB) is a professional training and continuing education institute offering a portfolio of educational products and services for urban planning and public administration professionals. The core offerings include the Intensivseminar Verwaltung und Stadtplanung (multi-week intensive seminar on administration and urban planning), the Referendariat traineeship program for higher administrative service officers, over 80 annual Fachtagungen/Online-Seminare (professional conferences and online seminars) on topics including Bauleitplanung (land-use planning), property valuation, wind energy zones, democratic participation, and AI in urban planning, as well as Fachexkursionen (professional excursions) to domestic and international cities. The institute also publishes the 'Neue Materialien zur Planungskultur' publication series and maintains a podcast. These offerings are delivered through hybrid formats combining in-person and online components, with support from video conferencing platforms.

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Products and services

• Intensivseminar Verwaltung und Stadtplanung (Intensive Seminar on Administration and Urban Planning) Multi-week foundational seminar program held at the Berlin location, designed as a post-university course for entry into the public construction administration, covering the fundamentals of urban planning and administration for career entrants and Referendare.
• Referendariat (Traineeship Program) Mandatory training program for junior administrative officers (Referendare) in the higher technical administrative service, delivered at the Berlin location since 1964 under the auspices of DASL.
• Fachtagungen / Online-Seminare (Professional Conferences and Online Seminars) Over 80 annual professional conferences and online seminars on current topics of urban development, urban planning, urban and regional planning, and related legal fields, offered as online, in-person nationwide, or hybrid formats. Example topics include Bauleitplanung, BauGB-Novelle 2026/2027, wind energy and Beschleunigungsgebiete, property valuation, KI in urban planning, Innenentwicklung, and democratic participation.
• Fachexkursionen (Professional Excursions) Professional field trips organized by ISW to selected cities in Germany and abroad (e.g., Vienna, Copenhagen, Malmö in 2026) for site visits to exemplary urban development projects.
• Neue Materialien zur Planungskultur (Publication Series) Publication series showcasing exemplary and reproducible planning strategies, concepts, and projects from planning practice, making them accessible to professional circles and engaged citizens. Some publications are available digitally free of charge; selected titles are supported by the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 participants attend the institutes' events annually
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung e.V. (DASL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1960The Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung e.V. (DASL) is the parent organization and legal trustee (Trägerin) of both the ISW Munich and ISB Berlin institutes. DASL is a professional academy of urban planners and spatial planners founded in 1922 and reconstituted under its current name in 1946. It operates as a registered association (e.V.) based in Berlin and is organized into eight state groups (Landesgruppen). The institutes ISW and ISB form the educational pillar of the academy, delivering its continuing education mission. The DASL publishes the 'DASL-Kompakt' journal twice yearly and organizes symposia and awards.
• Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen (BMWSB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building provides institutional support to the institutes. It is also represented on both Kuratoriums (supervisory boards). The ministry additionally funded the publication 'Beispielhafte Projekte ressourcenschonender Stadtentwicklung' as part of the National Urban Development Policy.
• Kommunale Spitzenverbände (municipal associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institutes maintain close cooperation with the municipal associations (Deutsche Spitzenverbände), including the Deutscher Städtetag and Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund. These associations are represented on the institutes' Kuratoriums.
• Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und WohnencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented on the ISB Berlin Kuratorium and provides institutional support to the Berlin institute.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und VerkehrcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented on the ISW Munich Kuratorium and provides institutional support to the Munich institute.

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Market position

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Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/staedtebau-berlin

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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